If pen and paper are your favorite tools, or at least are the ones you’re most comfortable using to stay organized, the Bullet Journal is a productivity technique that turns any paper notebook into a powerful productivity tool. The video here shows you how it’s done in a nutshell.

We just discussed some of your favorite paper notebooks, and if you’re in love with the one you use, this technique can help you turn it into a fully-fledged organizer for your to-dos, projects, lists, and notes. The video above gives you a quick pass at how it works, and it works surprisingly well. You don’t have to buy a specific type of journal to use it, and you don’t have to have the same type as the one used in the video—any pen and paper you enjoy using will work.

While the guide here is a quick start, there’s actually a lot more to the Bullet Journal system than you might think. There are easy ways to connect bullets, tasks, notes, and events into a single organized system that offers guideposts on any page to get to where you need to be without flipping through dozens of pages looking for something specific. There’s even a method for moving your items from one “month” to another “month” inside your journal seamlessly.

We spend a lot of time looking at electronic to-do apps and tools for your phone or computer that will help you stay organized, but for those folks who just can’t resist the lure of analog, give the Bullet Journal method a try. You can learn more about it at the link below.